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1932 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico

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1932 United States House election in New Mexico

← 1930 November 8, 1932 1934 →
 
Nominee Dennis Chávez Jose E. Armijo
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 94,764 52,905
Percentage 63.4% 35.4%

County results
Chávez:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Armijo:      50–60%

Representative
At-large before election

Dennis Chávez
Democratic

Elected Representative
At-large

Dennis Chávez
Democratic

The 1932 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico was held on Tuesday November 8, 1932, to elect the states At-large representative. This election coincided with the state's Governor election. Incumbent democrat Dennis Chávez won re-election by a landslide margin of 28 percentage points, slightly outperforming Franklin Roosevelt in the concurrent Presidential election by 1.1 percentage points.

Results

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New Mexico At-large congressional district election, 1932[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dennis Chávez (incumbent) 94,764 63.36
Republican Jose E. Armijo 52,905 35.37
Socialist N. S. Sweeney 1,349 0.90
Liberty L. E. Lake 418 0.28
Communist E. T. Howell 132 0.09
Total votes 149,568 100.00
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ "Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk" (PDF).